Food & Beverage

How can EU food and beverages exporters test the compliance to the requested Japanese standards?

To enter the Japanese market food and beverages need to respect the internal rules often different from the EU ones. It is necessary to know the requests and searching for the source of information about food regulations is sometimes a challenge. The Japanese authorities designate some foreign laboratories to analyse the products before export.

What are the certification process and the onsite-audit for organic JAS, from a EU testing laboratory perspective?

Although there is an agreement of equivalency between Japan and the EU (except for products of animal origin), people trust products certified under JAS regulation and this tendency is going to increase more and more. Through our presentation, we will show you general requirements for JAS organic certification.

Do you want strategic insight, tactical guidance and real-life examples of how to succeed in the Japanese snack and beverage market?

The aim of this webinar is to present an overview of trends and opportunities on the Japanese convenience store and drugstore market under the Corona pandemic and to deliver strategic insight, tactical guidance and real-life examples of how to succeed in the Japanese convenience store and drugstore market.

The webinar includes:

How can EU exporters of fruits and vegetables use the important EPA concessions to export their products to Japanese markets?

Import trade concessions are contained in the EPA for EU exporters of fresh and processed fruits and vegetables to Japan. As a result, EU fruit and vegetables will have since the entry into force of the Agreement an important competitive advantage on the Japanese markets. 

What are the EPA opportunities for EU meat exporters to Japan?

The EPA offers important market access opportunities for EU meat exporters to Japan.  Duties will be gradually phased out for pork meat and processed pork meat, as well as for poultry meat.  For beef meat duties will reduced from almost 40 to 9% over 15 years.

What are the EPA opportunities for EU dairy exporters to Japan?

The EPA offers important market access opportunities for EU dairy exporters to Japan.  Duties will be gradually phased out for hard cheeses and a tariff quota will allow for duty free access as from 1/4/2033 for fresh cheeses.  Import market access improvement also for other dairy products such as butter, whey products and skimmed milk powder.

What are the EPA opportunities for EU exporters of wines and spirits & beers to Japan?

The EPA offers important market access opportunities for EU exporters of wines and spirits & beers to Japan as these products can now duty free in Japan. The EPA furthermore guarantees registration and protection of certain EU geographical indications related to these products, as well as acceptance of most of the EU’s oenological practices for wines.

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What does the existing structure of Japan’s organic food and beverage market look like, and what are the business opportunities for EU SMEs?